Technology21 Jun 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets

Polymarket has been paying online creators to post deceptive videos that show them making lucrative bets on the prediction market, according to a new investiga…

Polymarket has been paying online creators to post deceptive videos that show them making lucrative bets on the prediction market, according to a new investigation in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ said that it analyzed 1,100 videos about Polymarket and also viewed instructional materials that the company provided to creators. Many of those videos were reportedly filmed on “near-perfect copies” of the Polymarket website, while featuring trades and winnings that were not real. The creator vide…

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